CVE-2008-6792: system-tools-backends before 2.6.0-1ubuntu1.1 in Ubuntu 8.10, as used by "Users and Groups" in GNOME System Tools, hashes account passwords with 3DES and…

PriorityP420medium5CVSS 2.0

AVNACLAuNCPINAN

EPSS

1.10%

62.0th percentile

system-tools-backends before 2.6.0-1ubuntu1.1 in Ubuntu 8.10, as used by "Users and Groups" in GNOME System Tools, hashes account passwords with 3DES and consequently limits effective password lengths to eight characters, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to successfully conduct brute-force password attacks.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	system-tools-backends	< system-tools-backends 2.6.0-6.1 (bookworm)	system-tools-backends 2.6.0-6.1 (bookworm)
ubuntu	linux	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

osv5.0MEDIUM

vendor_debian5.0LOW

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